4W Small Business Job Manager

Tue, 02 Nov 2010 18:19:38 +0000

The ultimate job and project management tool for contractors, small businesses and personal use!!

“4W is a must have for any trade. It does everything you need to track jobs, customers and scheduling.”

Whether you are a contractor, self-employed or just need to organize your information by job, 4W Job Manager is for you.

Our users are saying:
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WOW!! The most AMAZING APP for my work!
I have been scouring the android app list for months. Finally an app that meets my work needs. Plus many benefits I thought would NEVER BE OFFERED. This is a lifesaver, Light years ahead of all the other managers. THANKS!!!!! (John Dickson)

Features:
• Manage your job with an intuitive job description: Who, What, Where and When (4W).
• Simple to use CRM features.
• Seamlessly integrate your Contacts, Calendar Events and SMS messages.
• Enter a simple or extensive job description, text and voice notes, and job/meeting locations.
• Jobs can include a hierarchical list of job items. Jobs and job items can include task lists.
• Sync your phone and tablet data plus optionally send job data to others. (Sync is a payable subscription service)
• View your data in a variety of ways.

The application has...
• Basic finance features only. (no estimates, no invoices no financial reports)
• No tracking of mileage, time worked.
• No file or email attachments.
• [Tech: No support for app2sd for database performance reasons]

Permissions:
To understand more about how the app is using permissions, scroll down to the Understanding Permissions below.

Please note that 4W Job Manager is optimized for phone-sized screens. However, it is fully operational on tablets.

4W Job Manager was previously called OnTheJob Job Management. This application is not related to the Macintosh software called On The Job.

Understanding Permissions
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The app is using a variety of permissions, all required to make it easier to do your job.

Many of the permissions are required to use the full- featured Calendar. If you want to know more about which permissions are needed for what, read on…

• Modify/delete USB storage contents:
Allows voice recordings and pictures taken within the app to be stored on the SD card saving internal phone memory.

• Read/Edit SMS or MMS:
Required to display all SMS/MMS messages exchanged with your customers and allows you to delete a message. Note that the app does not send SMS/MMS messages itself, but instead opens your normal SMS/ MMS app.

• Display system-level alerts:
Allows the app to show the 4W widget while in a phone call.

• Prevent phone/tablet from sleeping:
Required by the Calendar to enable all its features.

• Record audio:
Used by the built-in voice recorder. Voice recording can be used for notes and job descriptions.

• Google mail
• Use the authentication credentials of an account
• Add or modify calendar events and send email to guests
• Read calendar events:
Required by the Calendar to enable all its features.

• Read/write contact data:
Allows the app to integrate your phone contacts as customers. You can then edit contacts from inside the app.

• Read sensitive log data:
In case of an application crash, the app automatically creates an email with log crash information and asks for your permission to send it to Job Crafts. No information is ever sent without your approval.

• Full Internet access:
Required by the Calendar to enable all its features.

• Intercept outgoing calls, Read phone state and identity:
Allows the app to show the 4W widget while in a phone call, which allows you to open the 4W app without leaving the call screen.

• Receive data from Internet:
This Google cloud messaging (GCM) permission is used for 4W data sync.

• Discover known accounts, Control vibrator:
Required by the Calendar to enable all its features and used by the task alerts.

Recent changes:
Version 2.3.2.1:

• Fixed a problem that may cause the app to crash on some mobile devices.

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Version 2.3.2:

• 4W sync is now available.
• In the Calendar preferences you can now select which view will open when called from the Dashboard (Agenda/Month/Week/Day).
• Missed Calls: Added time of call and number of calls.

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Version 2.3.1:

• New missed calls and call reminder feature.

Android apps by Job Crafts for Contractors

4W Small Business Job Manager